"[S]he must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass"
— Centlivre [née Freeman; other married name Carroll], Susanna (bap. 1669?, d. 1723)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for William Turner and William Davis
Date
1705
Metaphor
"[S]he must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass"
Metaphor in Context
VAL.
Ah, Sir! as my Master was just stepping into Angelica's Lodgings, so nicely drest; his Wigg, I believe, had a pound of Hair, and two pound of Powder in't; he look'd so pretty, that had she but seen him, she must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass: But just as he was stepping in--
Ah, Sir! as my Master was just stepping into Angelica's Lodgings, so nicely drest; his Wigg, I believe, had a pound of Hair, and two pound of Powder in't; he look'd so pretty, that had she but seen him, she must have lov'd him, though her Heart had been made of Brass: But just as he was stepping in--
Categories
Provenance
Searching "heart" and "brass" in HDIS (Drama)
Citation
First performed January, 1705. At least twelve entries in the ESTC (1705, 1708, 1725, 1714, 1734, 1736, 1756, 1758, 1760, 1765, 1767).
See Susannah Centlivre, The Gamester: A Comedy. As it is Acted at the New-Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, by Her Majesty's Servants. (London: Printed for William Turner and William Davis, 1705). <Link to ECCO>
See Susannah Centlivre, The Gamester: A Comedy. As it is Acted at the New-Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, by Her Majesty's Servants. (London: Printed for William Turner and William Davis, 1705). <Link to ECCO>
Date of Entry
06/03/2005
